iRoveltst. The Rajah's Vengeance. A STORY OF INDIA. ? _ ? Of ? By FREDERICK M. DEY, CHAPTER' Xli.- -Costisued. 1 See 1' oliG^cricd, as she camo . close to me and extended her right hntid, ' 3 found somo learos and blossoms of the ebony plant in tho' satchel which yoa broughthera with, you from tho palace* and I picked ono ol them out, and it stung me/ It was true. A number -of littlo red spots glowed upon the .whiteness of her hand—spots i which wero Already fading from sight, but proof, I nevertheless, that.- her system was undergoing a ^ change, and that tho ebony plant, far from con .?; ;*? tinuing to bo a necessity to her existence, had be* come in a measuro ah enemy. «--- 1 covered tho delicate hand with hisses, and told tier that fiio mnsfc not again handlo the loaves — that thoy wero dead. ?sa ' No,' she said, ' they are angry bccaueo of my :-v. desertion. But 1 havo no need of them noir, nor . thoy of me/ ;.??'? ' Nurha,1 said Simrha, fixing his eyes upon her tenderly, and w...

Damaged Men ? You can seo any day, in the streets of any city, | men who look damaged— men, too, of good 'original 1 material, who started out in lifo with general aBpi. rations. Once it was said that they were, bright, 1 promising lads ; once they looked happily into the I faces of mothers whoso daily breath was a prayer | for their purity nnd pcaco. Going to tho bad ! the : spell of evil companionship ; tho willingness to hold ' n n rl 11 or* nimmu hnnrnt.lv nainnd ? t.lin fxtnftlfchv. oeduetive, plausible^advance of tho appetite for strong drink : tho ticacherona fascination of the gambling table ; the gradual Ions of interest in buai ncsn'and in things which build a man up : tho rapid weakening of tho whole body ;-a depletion of the general strength and vitality ; tbo struggle for exist ence and the worry and turmoil of life breaks up the vital strength and hurries many a man into an un timely grave. First symptoms nre numerous, headaches, nervousness, failure of nppetito nnd in...

An Extraordinary Sermon. (From the Presbyterian Witness.) ?Tho Eev. John Eobertson (Presbyterian) i :J ' Stonehaven, in the sermon on ' Tho burden of Dnmah — He calleth to me out of Seir ; - ? -? watchman, what of the night?' says: — .... ? . Ever,y godly minister among us is a Cassan dra to-day!. There is a ' rock ahead' in our ? -Free Church. It is not ritualism — bah-! as) soon put Sir Isaoo Newton to croon to tho handle of a was doll, or toot to tho moon's maroh on a penny whistle, as imagine John Knox tomfooling in your milliner mummery It is not rationalism, Hero and there in some pampered hot houso that orohid epi phyte may flower, but in tho swung-cloar, faith-built church it will over be barren, it will never multiply. Tholuxuriouo exotio is nipped and killed in the keen northern air of our popular appeal. The rock ahead that threatens to tear tho very ribs from our gal lant vessel is tho revival of moderatiem. An anti-evangelical spirit, sly, sleepy, and slimy, is creeping...

?' Cricket a?td Umpires. — In connection with intercolonial matches an amusing incident is related by a Victorian paper about the last match between Now South Wales and South Australia, A four was signalled for a hit by ono of tho Sydnoy bats, which pal pably .stopped short of tho boundary. '' That New South Wales umpire is a choat,' said one of the onlookers. ' Your crowd has cer tainly treated him as ono ' was tho retort of the New South Wales manager, who stood close by ; ' and with just about as much reason a3 you liAve for calling him a cheat. It was your own umpiro that gave that decision.' ''Then be made a mistake,' said the South Australian, in a loss severe tone. The Naw South Walesman noted the fine distinction, and said, 'oh, I see. Our umpire is a choaJ if ho makes a mistake, but yours only makes a mistake, when he oheats.' . A Remarkable Newspaper. — Ono of the most remarkable newspapers in the world is the Petit Journal of Pari3. It circulates every day 1,200,000 copie...

THE COOK'S STORY | TOM DT nanSKLV, * - r^o. 'lafttd; ftway.' r always did say tint, when they came a bctherin* mo ia tho kitchen, tho.«o beggar/?. 'No,' I e&amp;ld ; but he would couio in, and stood lookin' bo wretched that I couldn't do nothin' fiercer than to shako the soup hdlo at him and yell; 'Well, now, wVat do you want ?' '?Something to cat,' oaytj he, na meek Of! a Iamb. ' M «ther ia siok, and father io dead, and the and I and baby n?o hungry l* 'Jest the sirao old otory,' nayo 2, 'that every beg^r.r boy baa fold mo for yoaro. There — fco r.w.iy.' And I remember, ad I did it, fasltnin' my breastpin, that had 0 trick of comiu' undone. I know by fchattbflt I had it ou. It wan ono I'd had givon me, and it was worth a groat deal, 16 had be* lonped to a rich lady I waited on, and poor folko generally don't havo ouoh pino. Bat ho looked bo pitiful that my heart mcltod, and naya I, ' I know you're lyin', it'o jeafc liko mo to bo imposed upon. Sit down thero and eat your breakfa...

I he Value of Ensilage to Farmers I Mr. J. L. Thompson, Principal of tho ilTawkcsbury Agricultural College, visited :AlbionPark on Thursday week, liisduty being the inspection of Mr. D. L. Dy mock's farm at Marshall Blount.. In tho course of n speech he said that tliu district through which he had passed was rich and ?. beautiful, well adapted for agriculture and daii-yin-., 'but lie was surprised that tho farmers rfirl nnt nil provido ensilago for their cattle. He lind bi ought witli him a sample of ensila-»e taken from within two font of Mr. DymockV stuck at Marshall Mount, made from broadcast maize lust summer, and althou'h tho weather since -vns exceptionally wet and tho stack uncovorod, tho onsilago was of first-class quality. Farmerssliould romombor that sovoro aoasons will como again, and thoro was no way by which thoy could bo proyidod .against but by making ensilago. Ho was the second man in Australia to make ensil age. though whon ho first siiw it boing mado ho thought it ...

Science Clippings. j Tnp truo elephant first made his appear* anco in tho epoch juot preceding tho ' Great Ico Ago in Europo und Americo« -1?0-3' ,vide.!y separated points between1 which it is possible to send a telegram aro Britiah Columbia end New Zealand via Amonoa and Europo. ... 1 ? o—-«» 'U,u iu uomempiation a ' novel convenience for tourists, which is to connect mountain poako by means of wira ropes, upon whioh cars will bo made to olido from one to the olher, A . BnxBtouii recommends thot all tho wood used in the interior conotruotion of housoa pnd oil tho plain ourfaceo of plaster, should bo thoroughly oiled or varniohed, so thattbe absorption of foul air and gaees should be ueotroyed, Tnn yollow cap of a trco of Siam produces g&amp;mbogo ; tho natives catoh tho cap in coooa* nut oholla; Raw oionna io tho natural earth from tho neighborhood of Sionna, Italy, lyaw umbor io alno an earth found &amp;6AK Umbria antj burned. , j Wuy is a man, when about to ftOQOfil a lad...

Judging iit Agricultural Show. A correspondent in tho Kiama Independent says that now wo are on tho ovo of a series of shows he would bring up the point system of judging. He belioves in giving the pniuts a trial but is afraid that ' unless mature judgment has beon exenrcised in drawing up this scalo of points, and also if the samo caro is not taken in adjusting them, tbo ohiect will bo ontirolv lost.' Ho savs that tho breeding of tho Illawnira cattle is a cross between various other breeds, and might vory properly bo loimed mongrels, and the colour is tonlly a matter of chance. He considers therefore that colour should not bo specified iu judging a combination of broeds. but should be left for the judges to decide. Another matter to which ho refeis, is tho enormous amount of solGshness which exists iu connection with tbo givintr of special prizes. Tho donors of these specials not onlv allot them to a ocotion in which they considor thomselves to have a ten to one 'banco, but they al...

Wingcllo. Accidknt.— I regret to inform yoa_ that, nn acci dent happened this (Thursrlaj) morning at_ Fergu son's saw-milla, Wingcllo, by which ii married man named William Clout, 33 years of age, got his right hand so soverely mangled U3 tojprobably necessitate its amputation. Clout, it appears, wao at work ;1t ono of tho circular saws when bv sumo means hi3 hand was drawn in between the timber and the machine, which inflicted a fearful wound and fractured the bones. The injured man was brought into town to Dr* McMaster, who advised his immediate removal ,to tho hospital, where ho waa taken. Later in tho day Dr. MeKillop saw tiie patient. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Clout and hi3 wife.